Attachment for washboards.



'irnn sans PAT "1s WILLIAM SEAGER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

ATTACHMENT FOR WASHBOAR DS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an. 4, 1916.

Application filed June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32,596.

had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a device for application to a washboard to serveas a means.

for preventing the slippage of the washboard upon the rim of a washtubin which the board is used, as well as to prevent the washboard fromriding up on the rim when in use and thus insure a rigid rubbing base.

Figure I is a top or plan view of a washtub, a. washboard therein, andmy washboard attachment in position for service. Fig. II is a sideelevation of the parts shown in Fig. I, the tub being partly brokenaway. Fig. III is an enlarged side elevation of one end of myattachment, the rotatable head for engagement with a side of a washboardbeing shown in section. Fig. IV is an elevation of the parts shown inFig. III view in the direction indicated by the arrow.

In the drawings, A designates an ordinary washtub and B an ordinarywashboard.

' 1 designates the body of a V-shaped yoke and 2 are hanger arms of saidyoke located at or adjacent the ends of said body, the said arms beingpreferably arranged at right angles to said body.

3 are fulcrum arms extending laterally from the hanger arms.

4 designates binder screws arranged in screw threaded apertures in thehanger arms extending longitudinally of the yoke, each of said screwsbeing provided at its forward end within the yoke with a circular stem 5upon which is mounted a rotatable head 6. Each of said rotatable headsis provided at its front face with one or more spurs 7 In installing myattachment for use, it is applied to a washboard so that the body 1 ofthe yoke is located beneath and transversely of the washboard, and thearms of Copies of this patent may be obtained for the yoke are fitted tothe washboard by inward movement of the binder screws 4:, thereby therotatable heads 6 are adjusted to the sides of the. washboard, toimpinge thereagainst, the spurs 7 entering into the washboard to holdsaid rotatable heads in fixed positions. It will be understood that whenthe attachment has been applied as described, it is securely attached tothe washboard, with the body of the yoke located beneath the washboard,and will be understood that, due to the heads6 being rotatably fitted tothe binder screws 4:, opportunity is afforded for rotatable movement ofthe yoke relative to the washboard.

The attachment having been applied to the washboard as set forth, thesaid washboard is placed in a washtub so that the fulcrum arms 3 of theattachment will rest upon therim of the tub, and the washboard besupported out of contact with said rim. When pressure is applied to thewashboard in the act of rubbing clothes thereon, such pressure iscommunicated through the wash board to the fulcrum arms 3 of thewashboard attachment with the result of causing the yoke of theattachment to be swung rearwardly against the inside wall of thewashtub. The -yoke is, due'to this movement, pressed forcibly againstthe Wall of the tub, and, as consequence of the contact of the yoke withthe wall of the tub, the washboard is held from slippage around the rimof the tub, or from riding up on the rim, thereby making a rigid rubbingbase.

The yoke of my attachment is made of such length that washboards of.different widths may be accommodated, the length of the binder screws 4being sufficient to clamp washboards of varying widths.

I claim:

In a device of the character described, a yoke comprising a body,hanger-arms integral with said body, binder screws arranged in saidhanger-arms, heads rotatably mounted upon the forward ends of saidscrews, and fulcrum arms integral with and extending laterally from saidhanger-arms.

WILLIAM SEAGER.

